Master Alex

Failure and explanation

Authors note: Hey everyone. Soo...I hate that it took this long to send you this message. And I am sorry it's not going to be what you want. I kind of hate where I'm going with this story. So I decided to scrap it and start over. I'm calling it The Journal of Master Alex. I think I'm going to have a lot better luck with that.

In the meantime, I wanted to give you the little bit that I have written down in the two years that I have been absent. Maybe in the future I'll do more with Alex's very first quest with Laxus, but this won't be it. I will be deleting this story as soon as I have a few chapters posted of my new story. For those of you that stuck around for so long, thank you for being so patient, and I am sorry for disappointing you all.

Alex took a deep breath and looked into the mirror in her room. "Relax, Alex. You're a member of Fairy Tail, and Laxus, of all people, will be the one training you. All you have to do is get through training...and whatever else he decided to put you through. You can do that."

She grimaced when she looked at the clock above her head. "And you will be super late if you don't leave now." She stumbled over to the door and yanked on her shoes. "Breakfast will have to wait," She muttered, closing the door behind her.

Alex ran up to the guildhall to find Laxus and his team waiting. "It's about time you got here," He grunted. "He gestured over to his team. "This is the Raijinshuu. They're my team, and they'll be helping me train you." He faced Alex. "We're going on a job. You're coming with us to determine what we need to train you." He left no room for argument and began to walk toward the train station.

Alex rolled her eyes. It was going to be a long day.

The Raijinshuu sat on one side of the carriage while Laxus had Alex sit on the other side beside him. He had his head resting against the side of the carriage. Alex looked around her at the members of the Raijinshuu. She could see they were unsure of her and how they should act around her.

Bickslow's eyes darted between Alex and his team. She looked uncomfortable with the Raijinshuu surrounding her. Or maybe it was Freed glaring harshly at her. He grinned. "What's the job this time, boss-man?" he asked, his tongue sticking out. His question made the new girl turn her head to him, breaking the tension.

Laxus nodded. "There are reports of people going missing near Freesia Town. This has been happening for months now."

"Why are we only just now hearing about this?" Freed asked, curious.

"Because they all return within a week." Laxus frowned. "The only problem is, they can't accurately tell anyone what they saw."

"What do you mean?" Alex asked, confused.

"Everyone says a different thing," Laxus pulled out the quest paper. "One rants and raves about running from Dragons. Those haven't been seen for hundreds of years. Another one mentions hundreds of pillars along the land of Fiore." He handed Alex the paper. "Our job is to figure out what took them and stop it from happening again."

Alex nodded and blankly stared at the paper given to her. 'And I can't read it,' she thought, annoyed. 'Just what I needed.' "So what's the plan then?" She asked, looking up at Laxus."

"And what can this new girl do to help?" Evergreen added, annoyed.

"Alex has lightning magic," Laxus said, leaning back in the carriage. "I wouldn't let anyone else screw up training her." He looked over to Alex. "You're job today is to stay back and observe how we work. Eventually, you'll do jobs independently and must know how to do them properly."

Alex nodded and looked out the window. "Do you have any theories on what is taking everybody?

Freed shook his head. "It doesn't sound like any monsters we've faced in the past."

Laxus grunted and looked out the window. "We're about to find out. We're here." The group stepped out of the carriage when it stopped. "Stay here while I talk to the mayor for more information."

Alex nodded and leaned against a tree to wait for him to return. She watched the rest of the Raijinshuu. She didn't know them well enough to start a conversation, and they didn't seem interested in her enough to start one with her.

Alex grinned and looked at the twin Dragon Slayers curled up with their exceeds, asleep. "They're so peaceful when sleeping, aren't they?"

"Little monsters when they're awake, though," Hotaru commented, amused. They seemed to enjoy your story, even though you did manage to embellish quite a bit."

Alex smirked and put out the fire. "And what's the harm in that?" She asked. "Now they can brag about how their teacher fought actual dragons."

Alex walked into the woods and crossed her arms. "It's hard to believe it's only been three years since my first job with the Raijinshuu," She muttered. "I feel like I've spent my whole life here."

"You're still learning more about this world and yourself," Hotaru confirmed. "The Lightning Dragon Slayer wasn't wrong when he guessed you were supposed to be here."

Alex sat down in a lotus position and smiled. "Yeah. I can make a difference for Fairy Tail now that I'm here."

"Don't forget what you've already done," Hotaru pointed out. "If it weren't for you, the Oracion Seis would be in prison, and Erik wouldn't be expecting a child with Kinana. Jellal would be in prison, and Ultear and Meredy would be on the run."

Alex nodded and closed her eyes. "That's true. The only thing I can worry about now is this future vision you say I have."

"That's right," Hotaru agreed. "Now enter your mindscape, and we'll get to training." When she entered her mindscape, She saw Hotaru standing before her. "When you entered this world, you could have become a reasonably proficient seer." She grinned. "When my soul entered your body, it closed your access to those abilities. Your only way to see the future then was through dreams. You can access your visions while conscious when we finish this training session." She sat down in a lotus position in front of Alex. "Let's begin."

Alex grinned and waved at the boys as they boarded the train to return to their guild. "See you at the games, boys. And don't cause too much trouble for your guild."

Sting grinned and waved at the door. "See you, Sensei!"

"Good luck with your portrait!" Lector said, waving.

The boys sat down and waited for the train to move. "So we're just going to let her believe we liked that picture she drew?" Rogue asked. "Because it looked pretty terrible."

Sting shrugged and looked out the window. "Maybe it was a rough draft," He dismissed. "Besides, it's not like we'll ever have to see it again."

Rogue shook his head. "We should have just told her it was awful. I can't imagine her guildmates will be as kind to her about it as we would have been."

"Frosch thinks so, too," Frosch said, smiling.

Alex raised an eyebrow as the train took off. "Maybe next time we train, I should teach them about the senses of a Demon," she muttered, crossing her arms. She thought back to the piece she was working on for the guild. "Is it really that bad?"

"It's pretty terrible," Hotaru admitted. "You should ask Reedus to do it instead. I'm sure he'd be happy to, and the others would like it more."

"Betrayed by the voice in my head," Alex sighed dramatically as she climbed into her train car. "Such a travesty."

She sat in a lotus position. "Let me know when we reach Magnolia. I need to do some searching." She closed her eyes and began to meditate. "Hopefully, I can find some information on Zero."

"Any luck on finding Zero?" Eric asked Alex. She was sitting in a lotus position underneath a tree.

Alex groaned and shook her head. "Nothing. I have no idea where he is. It would help if these future powers were a little bit cooperative."

"You'll figure it out," Erik leaned against the tree. "Until then, maybe you should focus on the hanami party. It is next week, remember?"

Alex sighed and nodded. "I should talk to Reedus about the sculpture I wanted to make for the party." She rolled her eyes. "Apparently, my artistic skills aren't appreciated around here."

Erik snorted. "I could have told you that."